Draw and Modify

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 Offset

To offset an object by specifying a distance

• From the Modify menu, choose Offset
• Specify
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• Select the object to offset
• Specify a point on the side where you want to place the
new objects
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• Select another object to offset, or press ENTER to end
the command
 Offset

To offset an object through a point

• From the Modify menu, choose Offset
• Enter t (Through)
( g )
• Select the object to offset
• Specify the through point
• Select another object to offset, or press ENTER to end
the command
 Offset

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through which the parallel copy is to pass. This option
is useful when you know where the parallel line is to
pass but you do not know the distance.
Offset
 Rotate

To rotate an object
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• From the Modify menu, choose Rotate
• Select the object to rotate
• Specify the base point for the rotation
• Do one of the following:
• Enter the angle off rotation
• Drag the object around its base point and specify a point
location to which you want to rotate the object
 Trim

To trim an objectj
• From the Modify menu, choose Trim
• Select the objects to serve as cutting edges
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• Select the objects to trim

Note:
When you select an object to trim
trim, you must pick the
object on the side that you want trimmed (not on the side
that you want to remain)
Trim
Trim
Task# 7
Chamfer
 Chamfer

To set chamfer distances

• From the Modify menu, choose Chamfer
• Enter d (Distances)
• Enter the first chamfer distance
• Enter the second chamfer distance
• Select
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 Chamfer

To chamfer by y specifying
p y g chamfer lengthg and angle
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• From the Modify menu, choose Chamfer
• Enter a (Angle)
• Enter the distance from the corner to be chamfered
along the first line
• Enter the chamfer angle
• Select the first line. Then select the second line
Fillet
 Fillet

To set the fillet radius

• From the Modify menu, choose Fillet
• Enter r (Radius)
• Enter the fillet radius
• Select the objects to fillet
Fillet
Task# 8
Task# 9
Break
 Construction Line

Sometimes yyou want to create a line that is used solelyy

for the purpose of reference.

• For example,
example you might want to do the following:

• Draw two lines from the midpoints of two perpendicular

lines so that you can use their intersection as the center
for a circle

• Draw a line from one object to another to visually

indicate the relationship between the two objects
 Construction Line

• Show the relationship between equivalent parts of a

model shown in front and right-side views

• Draw a line through the center of an object shown in

cross-section
cross section so that you can show dimensions from
the centerline to the edge of an object
 Ray

• Rays
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start at a specific point and extend to infinity in one
direction only
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Draw➪Ray
(Plate Camd) Task # 10
Locking Plate D(Task# 11)